Tie holder and press



July 28, 1936. K. H. CAWTHON TIE HOLDER AND PRESS Filed April 27, 1%4

five ra or Patented July 28, 1936 TIE HOLDER AND PRESS Kolloch H. Cawthon, Palestine, Tex. Application April 2'7, 1934, Serial No. 722,678

3 Claims.

An object of the invention is to provide atie holder and press which is of such construction that it will smooth out and press neck ties properly placed therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described wherein the ordinary type of neck tie may be packed and kept smooth and free of wrinkles while stored and not in use.

A still further object is to provide a tie holder and press which is readily portable and may be carried about with the ties kept therein in condition for ready use.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts, and use, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

20 Fig. 1 shows a front view of the tie holder and press in open position. 1 Figure 2 shows an edge view thereof.

Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a tongue employed, showing the flexible wire connected thereto, and- Fig. 4 shows a side view the ties.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the figures, the numeral I designates the cover board which is hinged at one end, to the adjacent end of the base board 6. The cover board has a smooth inside surface and its outer surface is, preferably oval. The base board 6 has a fiat under surface and its upper surface is countersunk, as shown, to provide space for the ties.

The numeral 3 designates a U-shaped spring whose side arms are outwardly curved and whose cross-bar is pivotally attached to one end of the tongue 4. This tongue is approximately rectangular in shape and is preferably formed of card board. The ends of the side arms are outwardly turned, as shown, and fitted into suitable bearings, or sockets, in the side walls of the base board, as more accurately shown in Fig. 1, so that the tongue 4 may lie in the countersunk portion of the baseboard 6.

There is a U-shaped anchor rod 5, shown more accurately in Fig. 4, whose ends are outwardly turned and engaged in suitable bearings in the side walls of the countersunk portion of the base board, as shown in Fig. 1. This anchor rod 5, is spaced the required distance out beyond the anchored ends of the side arms of the spring 3.

of the anchor rod for When the cover board is folded over into coinciding relation with the base board, it may be fastened in closed position by a suitable latch or fastener I.

The countersunk portion of the base board has 5 the transverse grooves or recesses 8 and 9 to receive the folds of the ties. In use the ties may be first looped, at their mid-portions, about the anchor rod 5 underneath the tongue 4 and the free ends of the ties then brought up underneath 10 said tongue and folded over the end of the tongue which is attached to the cross-bar of the spring 3, and folded down over the front side of the tongue 4. The cover board I may then be moved to closed position and it will first come into contact with the side arms of the spring 3 which are outwardly curved. The cover board 9, as it moves to closed position, will tend to straighten out said side arms, thus causing a longitudinal movement of the tongue 4 toward the hinged ends of said boards I and 6. Inasmuch as the anchor rod 5 is held against a corresponding movement, the movement of the tongue 4 will exert a stretching effect on the ties. This stretching eifect will be gentle, but will be sufficient to draw out the wrinkles in that portion of the tie which is likely to be misshapen. The folds of the ties will find ample space in the grooves 8 and 9 and the cover board will fit down closely against the front portion of the ties and with the tongue 5; between the folded portions, said ties will be pressed and smoothed and kept pressed and smooth, by being clamped between the cover board and baseboard, when they are closed and latched in closed position.

What I claim is:-

1. A neck tie holder and press comprising a base board and a cover board arranged to be brought into coinciding relation, a transverse anchor rod on the base board, a stretching device arranged between the boards and formed of a fiat tongue and a U-shaped member, said U- shaped member having a cross-bar attached to one end of the tongue and having outwardly curved, flexible side arms whose free ends are attached to the base board.

2. A neck tie holder and press comprising a base board and a cover board arranged to be brought into coinciding relation, a transverse anchor rod on the base. board, a stretching device arranged between the boards and formed of a fiat tongue and a U-shaped member, said U- shaped member having a cross-bar attached to one end of the tongue and having outwardly 55 curved, flexible side arms whose free ends are attached to the base board, said base board having cross grooves, adjacent the anchor rod and cross bar, respectively.

3. A neck tie holder and press comprising a base board and a cover board arranged to be brought into approximately coinciding relation, a transverse hanger rod on the base board intermediate the ends thereof and about which the 10 tie may be folded, a tie stretching device formed 

